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Definition of 'Sedimentation'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sedimentation
the deposition or accumulation of sediment.

Etymology: (1870–75)

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1. (noun) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

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1. (noun) Sedimentation
the act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed

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